Sarah Ann Elsom
New Zealand florist
About Sarah Ann Elsom
Lived 1867 – 1962 (aged 95). Sarah Ann Elsom was a New Zealand florist.
Sarah Ann Elsom ( Read; 26 March 1867 – 17 November 1962) was a New Zealand florist.
Biography She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, the daughter of Elizabeth Martin and her husband, William Read. Read was a gardener, seedsman, florist and fern collector. The family later changed the spelling of their surname to Reid.
In 1897, when Elsom was 30, she moved to Christchurch and established a successful floristry business in High Street called A. & S. Reid.
In March 1902 she married Edwin Elsom, a seedsman.
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Sarah Ann Elsom was born on 26 March 1867.
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Sarah Ann Elsom died on 17 November 1962.
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Sarah Ann Elsom was a florist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sarah Ann Elsom. https://biography.guide/sarah-ann-elsom/
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